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Technically, I Was Dead

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Thank you for Kimberly for reporting about one of the most difficult times anyone can experience in their life. You did your report with dedication and the inter-strength that says "Yes, I've been there and done that" without sounding like a cry-baby. The body heals itself from the trauma it suffered with the help of medical science and the mind heals itself with the help of both the person who is injured and the help of a larger supporting cast than most people will ever know. The troops of today are no different than what our nation has produced for over 200 years. They would rather be any place besides a combat zone, but once there, they want to see the job that was started brought to an honorable and final conclusion so that the sacrifices made by so many wil not have been in vain. Speaking as a veteran of a conflict decades ago, I know what you feel about being alive after you suffered massive injuries when others around you on that fateful day didn't survive. I've not let my disabilities get in the way of doing many good things for others since 1968. I feel there was a reason I survived my fateful day, a reason to live and a reason to look at life as a gift that can be taken away in an instant. Kimberly, you to have a reason to live and continue to tell your story. Some don't want to hear it, but 40 years from know it will still be important.

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Posted By: openyoureyes221 @ 05/28/2008 5:35:14 PM

steve02001 when did the Iraquis start a civil war and why were we not informed of this war.
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Posted By: paul962 @ 05/25/2008 5:18:44 AM

As a 100% disabled veteran I can fully appreciate what it can entail to give everything to your profession. Your life excepted.
There are as many pathways to patriotism as there are citizens of our beloved republic.
I, for one am thankful you are still on yours. i know that your appreciation for the foundational aspects of your beliefs and ideals are forever both different and very much enhanced with the simple complexity that is your experiences super imposed upon your current world view.
Have a wonderful day my dear fellow citizen.
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Posted By: micrman @ 05/23/2008 7:15:52 PM

Thank you for Kimberly for reporting about one of the most difficult times anyone can experience in their life. You did your report with dedication and the inter-strength that says "Yes, I've been there and done that" without sounding like a cry-baby. The body heals itself from the trauma it suffered with the help of medical science and the mind heals itself with the help of both the person who is injured and the help of a larger supporting cast than most people will ever know. The troops of today are no different than what our nation has produced for over 200 years. They would rather be any place besides a combat zone, but once there, they want to see the job that was started brought to an honorable and final conclusion so that the sacrifices made by so many wil not have been in vain. Speaking as a veteran of a conflict decades ago, I know what you feel about being alive after you suffered massive injuries when others around you on that fateful day didn't survive. I've not let my disabilities get in the way of doing many good things for others since 1968. I feel there was a reason I survived my fateful day, a reason to live and a reason to look at life as a gift that can be taken away in an instant. Kimberly, you to have a reason to live and continue to tell your story. Some don't want to hear it, but 40 years from know it will still be important.